Embedded Powerpoint slides not visible in Word document!

[ohaya]

Hi,

I have been working on a document that is ~100 pages long now, and have
embedded Powerpoint slides at various places.

Until tonight, everything was working fine.

However, I just noticed that the embedded Powerpoint slides are now no
longer visible in Word. I can see the box that surrounds the slide, and
if I double-click on it, I can edit the slide, etc., but if I leave the
slide, the box just shows as an empty box.

I'm using Word 97 (part of Office Pro 97).

Can anyone tell me how to get it so that Word will display the embedded
slides again?

Thanks,
Jim

 

[ohaya]

Hi,

I have been working on a document that is ~100 pages long now, and have
embedded Powerpoint slides at various places.

Until tonight, everything was working fine.

However, I just noticed that the embedded Powerpoint slides are now no
longer visible in Word. I can see the box that surrounds the slide, and
if I double-click on it, I can edit the slide, etc., but if I leave the
slide, the box just shows as an empty box.

I'm using Word 97 (part of Office Pro 97).

Can anyone tell me how to get it so that Word will display the embedded
slides again?

Thanks,
Jim

Hi,

P.S. If I print a page that have a slide, the slide is visible in the
printed output !!!

Jim

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Most likely you'll find that the "Picture placeholders" box on the View tab
of Tools | Options is checked. Word will check this for you when a document
contains so many graphics that performance is adversely affected. This can
be the case on an underpowered system or one with a graphics adapter that is
not up to the task.

 

[ohaya]

Suzanne,

AHH! Thanks for the quick reply. That worked!

I'm curious though, what factors does Word use to determine when a
system is "underpowered"? The slides were visible earlier today, and
"suddenly" started not being displayed...

Jim

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

This could reflect general fatigue, so to speak, if you had other
applications running, windows open, and so on. I just recall that on an
older computer there came a point where I would add one more chart, and
suddenly Word would stop displaying the ones I had created previously.